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Halloween is just one week away and it is time to start carving up our
lovely front porch offerings. Checkered
Flag is there like Ol? Faithful ensuring you have the coolest
carving ideas for your pumpkin Hampton
Roads.

No more full weekend Downtown
Tunnel closuresBy Dave
Forster The Virginian-Pilot

The Downtown Tunnel will go to
nighttime closures only as the westbound tube is rehabbed, putting an
end to the full weekend closures that have been hurting Portsmouth
businesses, VDOT Chief Deputy Commissioner Charlie Kilpatrick announced
today…

The finalists for
"100 Cars for Good" need you to vote.
There are only a few weeks remaining, Checkered Flag
Toyota fans. So, please, visit the site, take a look
at the awesome non-profit groups that are up for today's ballot and
cast your vote!

Once
again, Toyota is giving away 100 cars to
nonprofits, and your votes…

How many Checkered
Flag fans are also Apple enthusiasts? For those of
you covered on both fronts, checkeredflag.com
has you covered for the gift giving season. The newest gadget
is out by Apple and will be available November 1st. The iPad
Air is a lighter and thinner version of the iPad and boasts more
power.

As cool as everyone riding or driving the
Porsche
Boxter looks- I had never thought about the bad hair
factor. What to do if you are riding in one and need to have a
quaffed style? Porsche has
figured it out.

Pictures have been leaked
of a patent drawing showing a headrest that will save style on those
riding in a…

It?s time for another
test drive with the folks over at WVEC 13. This time, our
Checkered Flag fans can get a sneak peek inside the all-new 2014
Jetta. You might remember, the reviewers loved the 2013 VW
Jetta, and this year's 2014 Jetta gets even higher praise.
Like the experts, I?m sure you will all agree this is a wonderful
ride.

Hampton
Roads has great mild weather, amazing things to do, and
wonderful people, but, all that being said, there are still those that
get down during the cooler months. We dont have it nearly as
bad as other parts of the country or world do we Checkered
Flag fans…

Honda Power
rekindles old flames with the addition of Andretti Autosports to the
ranks for the 2014 season and beyond.

Michael Andretti and his autosport powerhouse are
coming back to Honda for a
multi-year agreement. The champion racer is coming back to
the winning team for his upcoming racing seasons and will undoubtedly be
pleased with the move.Andretti Autosport
moves…